High Knob

High Knob
High Knob Tower
Highest point
Elevation4,223 ft (1,287 m)[1]
Prominence2,043 ft (623 m)[1]
Coordinates36°53′33″N 82°37′47″W / 36.8925993°N 82.6296015°W / 36.8925993; -82.6296015[2]
Geography
Parent rangeCumberland Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Norton
Climbing
Easiest routeHike, or drive from Route 619 to near the summit

High Knob is the peak of Stone Mountain, that forms part of the border between Scott County and Wise County, Virginia, near the city of Norton that rises to 4,223 feet (1,287 meters) above mean sea level.

  1. ^ a b "High Knob, Virginia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. ^ "High Knob". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2012-12-18.